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- the present invention relates to a method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants comprising pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound and the use of the obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition for coloring of an edible product or a pharmaceutical product.
- Black carrots Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.
- Anthocyanins are wide-spread water-soluble pigments belonging to the flavonoid group of phenolic compounds. They provide bright purple-bluish to red colours and possess high pH, light, and heat stability, representing excellent replacement for artificial red-purple food colours.
- Black carrot originated from Middle Asia and was traditionally grown in oriental countries. In recent years, many new varieties and old landraces with high pigment contents are being cultivated.
- extracts of black carrots are widely utilized in juices, confectionery, candies, ice cream and soft drinks.
- Anthocyanins are well known as a group of compounds giving color to food, vegetables and flowers and are responsible for the blue, purple, violet, magenta, red and orange color of many plant species. Anthocyanins are non-toxic pigments and therefore anthocyanins extracted from fruit and vegetables have been used as food colorants for providing colors in the orange to purple color range.
- Anthocyanins are regarded as both secondary metabolites and as antioxidants.
- the accumulation of secondary metabolites often requires elicitors, which usually act as signalling molecules of plant stress responses.
- ethylene-releasing compounds are known in the art—suitable examples are e.g. Ethephon, Silaid, Alsol, ACC (M. S. Reid, 1988; Yoseph Levy et al. 1979).
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants (preferably black carrot plants), wherein the method improves the yield/amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment.
- the solution is based on that the present inventors identified that by pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound on black carrot leaves the mean anthocyanin concentration in the roots of the treated plants increased by more than 35% when compared with their respective controls—in working Example 1 herein is shown that in three repetitions of two growing seasons, the mean anthocyanin concentration of ethylene-releasing compound treated plants increased by 49, 38 and 65% when compared with their respective controls.
- FIG. 2 herein—where one visually clearly can see the increased amounts of anthocyanin in the ethylene-releasing compound treated black carrot roots as compared to untreated roots.
- Black carrot is a herein preferred carrot—but it is believed that the present invention would be relevant for any carrot plant that is capable of producing anthocyanin pigments.
- a first aspect of the invention relates to a method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants comprising the following steps:
- a second aspect of the invention relates to the use of an anthocyanin pigment color composition obtained according to the method of the first aspect and/or an embodiment thereof for coloring of an edible product or a pharmaceutical product.
- FIG. 1 Table with data showing that field-applied ethylene-releasing compound induced the accumulation of anthocyanin measured twenty-one weeks after sowing—see working Example 1 for further details.
- FIG. 2 Photos showing that ethylene-releasing compound treated roots displayed a solid purple colour, whereas untreated roots showed a white core, visible both in cross and longitudinal sections—see working Example 1 for further details.
- FIG. 3 Total monomeric anthocyanin content (TMC) (A), dry weight (DW) (B), and soluble solid content (SSC) (C) were monitored in Deep Purple roots from 30 Jun. 2015 to 19 Jan. 2016 (seven to 35 weeks after sowing). Vertical bars represent the average standard error. Different letters indicate statistical significance according to Tukey's test (p ⁇ 0.05). See working Example 1 for further details.
- FIG. 4 Monitoring of root weight (A) and length (B) of Deep Purple from 30 Jun. 2015 to 19 Jan. 2016 (seven to 35 weeks after sowing). Vertical bars represent the average standard error. Different letters indicate statistical significance according to Tukey's test (p ⁇ 0.05). See working Example 1 for further details.
- a first aspect of the invention relates to a method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants comprising the following steps:
- carrot plants are herein carrot plants that are capable of producing anthocyanin pigments.
- the carrot plants are black carrot plants.
- black carrot is well known to the skilled person and the skilled person knows if a carrot of interest is a black carrot or another type of carrot (e.g. an orange carrot). According to the art, the Latin name for black carrot is Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.
- foliar spraying relates to a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid active ingredient (here ethylene-releasing compound) directly to their leaves. This is a well know technique that skilled person routinely knows how to perform.
- ethylene-releasing compounds are known in the art—suitable examples are e.g. Ethephon, Silaid, Alsol, ACC (M. S. Reid, 1988; Yoseph Levy et al. 1979).
- ethylene-releasing compound relates herein to a compound that release ethylene when sprayed on plants.
- the ethylene releasing compound is also denoted the “active ingredient”.
- the ethylene-releasing compound is 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid; (2-chloroethyl)methylbis(phenylmethoxy)silane; (2-chloroethyl)tris(2-methoxyethoxy)silane or 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid.
- two or more different ethylene-releasing compounds are used in the method of the first aspect—e.g. as mixture of Ethephon and Alsol.
- the ethylene-releasing compound is 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid.
- Ethephon is a commercial product comprising the compound with IUPAC name: 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid.
- Other names include e.g. Bromeflor, Arvest or Ethrel.
- Ethephon is used in working Example herein and it may be seen as an example of a preferred 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid composition.
- harvesting relates to the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields.
- the method of the first aspect may preferably be used for commercial relevant large scale production of anthocyanin pigment—i.e. large scale isolation from carrot plants. Accordingly, it may be preferred that the isolating of anthocyanins of step (iii) is done from at least 15 different harvested carrot plants, more preferably from at least 100 different harvested carrot plants, even more preferably from at least 500 different harvested carrot plants, such as from at least 1000 different harvested carrot plants.
- step (iii) has foliar spraying of ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) of step (i) been done on at least 15 different carrot plants and in step (ii) have at least 15 different harvested carrot plants been harvested.
- ethylene-releasing compound e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid
- the present inventors identified that by pre-harvest foliar spraying of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid (e.g. Ethephon) on carrot leaves the mean anthocyanin concentration of treated plants increased by more than 35% when compared with their respective controls—in working Example 1 herein is shown that in three repetitions of two growing seasons, the mean anthocyanin concentration of treated plants increased by 49, 38 and 65% when compared with their respective controls.
- 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid e.g. Ethephon
- the skilled person may routinely optimize the method (e.g. the amount of e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid used in step (i) etc.) to get a maximum improvement of the yield/amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment.
- the method e.g. the amount of e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid used in step (i) etc.
- the amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment in step (iii) of the method of the first aspect is an amount of anthocyanin pigment which is at least 15% higher (w/w) (more preferably at least 20% higher (w/w), even more preferably at least 25% higher (w/w) and most preferably at least 35% higher (w/w)) as compared to the amount of anthocyanin pigment that is obtained in a control experiment without use of ethylene-releasing compound in step (i).
- the purpose of a control experiment is to analyze the effect of using ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid). Accordingly, everything in the control experiment (e.g. harvesting time in step (ii), specific method of isolation in step (iii), etc.) shall be identical to the method using ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) of the first aspect.
- ethylene-releasing compound e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid
- the amount of ethylene-releasing compound applied by spraying in step (i) is an amount of from 5 g ha ⁇ 1 active ingredient (a.i.) to 5000 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i.
- the amount of ethylene-releasing compound (preferably 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) applied in step (i) is an amount of from 25 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i. to 1000 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i., more preferably it is an amount of from 35 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i. to 500 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i., such as e.g. an amount of from 50 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i. to 200 g ha ⁇ 1 a.i.
- an ethylene-releasing compound e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid
- step (i) it may be preferred that the foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound of step (i) is done later than 1 week after planting, preferably it is done later than 2 weeks after planting. It may be preferred that it is done later than 4 weeks after planting.
- the foliar spraying of ethylene-releasing compound of step (i) is done more than one time (such as e.g. 2 times) before the harvesting the carrot plants of step (ii). It may be preferred that it is done at least 3 times before the harvesting the carrot plants of step (ii), such as at least 5 times.
- Step (ii) of the first aspect relates to harvesting the carrot plants of step (i).
- the skilled person routinely knows how to perform such harvesting step (ii)—i.e. it may be done according to the art.
- step (ii) it may be preferred that harvesting of the carrot plants of step (ii) of the first aspect is done later than 4 weeks after planting, preferably it is done later than 6 weeks after planting, such as e.g. it is done later than 10 weeks after planting.
- Step (iii) of the first aspect relates to isolating anthocyanins from the harvested carrot plants of step (ii) and thereby obtain the anthocyanin pigment color composition.
- step (iii) should be understood as that some liquid (e.g. water) and/or solids are separated from the anthocyanins—i.e. the anthocyanin pigment color composition does not comprise all liquid (e.g. water) and/or solids of the carrots.
- the in step (iii) obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition may be a juice.
- step (iii) i.e. it may be done according to the art, such as by extraction from the taproots of the harvested carrot plants (preferably black carrot plants).
- the isolating of the anthocyanins of step (iii) is done by extraction of the anthocyanin pigments from the taproots of the harvested carrot plants (preferably black carrot plants).
- the in step (iii) obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition may have a wanted purity and it may be in e.g. liquid or dried form—Purification may be performed e.g. by use of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to obtain a desired degree of purity.
- HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography
- anthocyanin pigment color composition is a composition comprising at least 20% (w/w—dry matter) of the isolated anthocyanin pigments—such as e.g. a composition comprising at least 50% (w/w—dry matter) of the isolated anthocyanin pigments or a composition comprising at least 90% (w/w—dry matter) of the isolated anthocyanin pigments.
- anthocyanin pigment color composition is a liquid composition or a dried composition that comprises less than 25% (w/w) of liquid (e.g. water).
- a second aspect of the invention relates to use of an anthocyanin pigment color composition obtained according to the method of the first aspect and/or an embodiment thereof for coloring of an edible product or a pharmaceutical product.
- Anthocyanins have been used as colorants for many products (e.g. food products) and the coloring use of the anthocyanin pigment color composition of the second aspect may be performed according to the art.
- An edible product may e.g. be a food product or a feed product.
- Examples of a food product are dairy product, juice, beverage, wine gum, marmalade, jam, sugar confectionery, panned chocolate lentils, sausage casings, pasta, macaroni, cheese, prepared food or extruded foods.
- the experiment consisted on a factorial combination of 3 carrot cultivars (Deep Purple F1) and three sowing dates: 19 May 2014, and 18 and 25 May 2015, in field trials in Taastrup, Denmark, at the experimental station in H ⁇ jbakkeg ⁇ rd (latitude 55, longitude 40.1-40.3). Seeds were provided by Chr. Hansen A/S. Plants were cultivated on loamy soil. Air temperatures during the growing period were slightly different in both years of cultivation (mean values of 2 years: 15.4 and 14.6° C., May-October). Rainfall was complemented by irrigation throughout carrot growth to avoid water stress. The routine techniques of cultivation and plant protection, recommended for carrot crop production were applied.
- Soluble solids were calculated with a digital refractometer with automatic temperature compensation and operating range from 0 to 53° Brix. For its calculation, the carrot extract obtained was filtered through 0.45 ⁇ m membrane filters, and Brix measurements were performed using 1 mL of the filtrate. For each measurement, two technical replicates were made and their average was reported.
- Dry matter was determined by the mass difference between the fresh sample and the dry sample. The sample was dried 24 h until it reached a constant weight using an oven at 90° C. The results were expressed as percentage of dry matter. For each measurement, two technical replicates were made and their average was reported.
- TMC Total Monomeric Anthocyanin Content
- TMC was measured spectrophotometrically based on the pH differential method, with slight modifications.
- the carrot extract was diluted by adding 20 volumes of 0.2 M KCl-HCl pH 1, and TMC was measured at 350 and 700 nm (to correct for sediment) using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (EvolutionTM 220, Thermo Fischer Scientific, Waltham, Mass., USA).
- the TMC was expressed as cyaniding-3-glucoside equivalents (ppm).
- the 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid-treated plants also showed the lowest values of dry weight (DW) and soluble sugar content (SSC).
- 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid applications did not affect root weight in either growing season ( FIG. 1 ). Differences in anthocyanin concentration and yield data among growing seasons are likely due to fluctuations in environmental factors such as temperature, light intensity and temperature.
- Root weight and length differed insignificantly when untreated and treated carrots were compared at each harvest time ( FIG. 4 ). From 13 to 19 weeks after planting, root growth was predominantly secondary, as induced from the fourfold increase in weight and the minor increase in length.
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- The present invention relates to a method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants comprising pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound and the use of the obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition for coloring of an edible product or a pharmaceutical product.
- There is increasing demand for natural food colourants that can substitute synthetic colours due to both aggravated legal restrictions and consumer concerns. Black carrots (Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.) are a source of the natural colourant anthocyanin (Montilla et al. 2011). Anthocyanins are wide-spread water-soluble pigments belonging to the flavonoid group of phenolic compounds. They provide bright purple-bluish to red colours and possess high pH, light, and heat stability, representing excellent replacement for artificial red-purple food colours.
- Black carrot originated from Middle Asia and was traditionally grown in oriental countries. In recent years, many new varieties and old landraces with high pigment contents are being cultivated. Nowadays, extracts of black carrots are widely utilized in juices, confectionery, candies, ice cream and soft drinks.
- Anthocyanins are well known as a group of compounds giving color to food, vegetables and flowers and are responsible for the blue, purple, violet, magenta, red and orange color of many plant species. Anthocyanins are non-toxic pigments and therefore anthocyanins extracted from fruit and vegetables have been used as food colorants for providing colors in the orange to purple color range.
- Anthocyanins are regarded as both secondary metabolites and as antioxidants. The accumulation of secondary metabolites often requires elicitors, which usually act as signalling molecules of plant stress responses.
- Compounds that release ethylene when sprayed on plants have become of major economic importance, being used to accelerate diverse ethylene responses such as induction of flowering, stimulation of latex flow, leaf and branchlet abscission, fruit ripening, fruit abscission, and pod dehiscence.
- A number of such ethylene-releasing compounds are known in the art—suitable examples are e.g. Ethephon, Silaid, Alsol, ACC (M. S. Reid, 1988; Yoseph Levy et al. 1979).
- Ethephon has been used to improving carotene contents in orange carrots (Bewick et al. 1987; Milton et al. 1999) and to accelerate the advancement of maturity and anthocyanin contents during apple ripening (Gómez-Cordobés et al. 1996).
- The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants (preferably black carrot plants), wherein the method improves the yield/amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment.
- The solution is based on that the present inventors identified that by pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound on black carrot leaves the mean anthocyanin concentration in the roots of the treated plants increased by more than 35% when compared with their respective controls—in working Example 1 herein is shown that in three repetitions of two growing seasons, the mean anthocyanin concentration of ethylene-releasing compound treated plants increased by 49, 38 and 65% when compared with their respective controls.
- See also
FIG. 2 herein—where one visually clearly can see the increased amounts of anthocyanin in the ethylene-releasing compound treated black carrot roots as compared to untreated roots. - It is evident that pre-harvest use of ethylene-releasing compound implies extra work/costs in relation to production of an anthocyanin pigment color product from black carrot—i.e. the skilled person would not use ethylene-releasing compound if the skilled person would not obtain a significant improvement of the yield/amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment.
- Black carrot is a herein preferred carrot—but it is believed that the present invention would be relevant for any carrot plant that is capable of producing anthocyanin pigments.
- Accordingly, a first aspect of the invention relates to a method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants comprising the following steps:
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- (i): foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound on the leaves of carrot plants;
- (ii): harvesting the carrot plants of step (i); and
- (iii): isolating anthocyanins from the harvested carrot plants of step (ii) and thereby obtaining the anthocyanin pigment color composition.
- A second aspect of the invention relates to the use of an anthocyanin pigment color composition obtained according to the method of the first aspect and/or an embodiment thereof for coloring of an edible product or a pharmaceutical product.
- Embodiment of the present invention is described below, by way of examples only.
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FIG. 1 : Table with data showing that field-applied ethylene-releasing compound induced the accumulation of anthocyanin measured twenty-one weeks after sowing—see working Example 1 for further details. -
FIG. 2 : Photos showing that ethylene-releasing compound treated roots displayed a solid purple colour, whereas untreated roots showed a white core, visible both in cross and longitudinal sections—see working Example 1 for further details. -
FIG. 3 : Total monomeric anthocyanin content (TMC) (A), dry weight (DW) (B), and soluble solid content (SSC) (C) were monitored in Deep Purple roots from 30 Jun. 2015 to 19 Jan. 2016 (seven to 35 weeks after sowing). Vertical bars represent the average standard error. Different letters indicate statistical significance according to Tukey's test (p≤0.05). See working Example 1 for further details. -
FIG. 4 : Monitoring of root weight (A) and length (B) of Deep Purple from 30 Jun. 2015 to 19 Jan. 2016 (seven to 35 weeks after sowing). Vertical bars represent the average standard error. Different letters indicate statistical significance according to Tukey's test (p≤0.05). See working Example 1 for further details. - As evident to the skilled person—a combination of two herein discussed preferred embodiments is understood to be an even more preferred embodiment.
- A Method for Obtaining an Anthocyanin Pigment Color Composition from Carrot:
- As discussed above, a first aspect of the invention relates to a method for obtaining an anthocyanin pigment color composition from carrot plants comprising the following steps:
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- (i): foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound on the leaves of carrot plants;
- (ii): harvesting the carrot plants of step (i); and
- (iii): isolating anthocyanins from the harvested carrot plants of step (ii) and thereby obtain the anthocyanin pigment color composition.
- It is evident that the carrot plants are herein carrot plants that are capable of producing anthocyanin pigments.
- Preferably, the carrot plants are black carrot plants.
- The term “black carrot” is well known to the skilled person and the skilled person knows if a carrot of interest is a black carrot or another type of carrot (e.g. an orange carrot). According to the art, the Latin name for black carrot is Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.
- As known in the art—the term “foliar spraying” relates to a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid active ingredient (here ethylene-releasing compound) directly to their leaves. This is a well know technique that skilled person routinely knows how to perform.
- As discussed above, compounds that release ethylene when sprayed on plants have become of major economic importance, being used to accelerate diverse ethylene responses such as induction of flowering, stimulation of latex flow, leaf and branchlet abscission, fruit ripening, fruit abscission, and pod dehiscence.
- A number of such ethylene-releasing compounds are known in the art—suitable examples are e.g. Ethephon, Silaid, Alsol, ACC (M. S. Reid, 1988; Yoseph Levy et al. 1979).
- In agreement with the prior art—the term “ethylene-releasing compound” relates herein to a compound that release ethylene when sprayed on plants. The ethylene releasing compound is also denoted the “active ingredient”.
- The chemical names for Ethephon, Silaid, Alsol, ACC (M. S. Reid, 1988) are:
- Ethephon: 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid;
Silaid: (2-chloroethyl)methylbis(phenylmethoxy)silane;
Alsol: (2-chloroethyl)tris(2-methoxyethoxy)silane;
ACC: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid - It may be preferred that the ethylene-releasing compound is 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid; (2-chloroethyl)methylbis(phenylmethoxy)silane; (2-chloroethyl)tris(2-methoxyethoxy)silane or 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid.
- It may be relevant that two or more different ethylene-releasing compounds are used in the method of the first aspect—e.g. as mixture of Ethephon and Alsol.
- Preferably, the ethylene-releasing compound is 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid.
- As discussed above, Ethephon is a commercial product comprising the compound with IUPAC name: 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid. Other names include e.g. Bromeflor, Arvest or Ethrel.
- Ethephon is used in working Example herein and it may be seen as an example of a preferred 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid composition.
- As known in the art—the term “harvesting” relates to the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields.
- The method of the first aspect may preferably be used for commercial relevant large scale production of anthocyanin pigment—i.e. large scale isolation from carrot plants. Accordingly, it may be preferred that the isolating of anthocyanins of step (iii) is done from at least 15 different harvested carrot plants, more preferably from at least 100 different harvested carrot plants, even more preferably from at least 500 different harvested carrot plants, such as from at least 1000 different harvested carrot plants.
- It is evident that when e.g. at least 15 different harvested carrot plants are used in isolation step (iii), then has foliar spraying of ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) of step (i) been done on at least 15 different carrot plants and in step (ii) have at least 15 different harvested carrot plants been harvested.
- As discussed above, the present inventors identified that by pre-harvest foliar spraying of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid (e.g. Ethephon) on carrot leaves the mean anthocyanin concentration of treated plants increased by more than 35% when compared with their respective controls—in working Example 1 herein is shown that in three repetitions of two growing seasons, the mean anthocyanin concentration of treated plants increased by 49, 38 and 65% when compared with their respective controls.
- Based on the technical information herein—the skilled person may routinely optimize the method (e.g. the amount of e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid used in step (i) etc.) to get a maximum improvement of the yield/amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment.
- Preferably, the amount of obtained anthocyanin pigment in step (iii) of the method of the first aspect is an amount of anthocyanin pigment which is at least 15% higher (w/w) (more preferably at least 20% higher (w/w), even more preferably at least 25% higher (w/w) and most preferably at least 35% higher (w/w)) as compared to the amount of anthocyanin pigment that is obtained in a control experiment without use of ethylene-releasing compound in step (i).
- As understood by the skilled person in the present context—the purpose of a control experiment is to analyze the effect of using ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid). Accordingly, everything in the control experiment (e.g. harvesting time in step (ii), specific method of isolation in step (iii), etc.) shall be identical to the method using ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) of the first aspect.
- As discussed in working Example herein, no differences were found among 120, 360 and 720 g ha−1 a.i. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid treatments (a.i. denotes active ingredient).
- Without being limited to theory, it is believed that even addition of only 5 g ha−1 a.i. of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid would have a positive effect on the yield/amount of obtained anthocyanin (maybe not a maximum effect, but still a positive effect)—further more than e.g. 720 g ha−1 a.i. of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid may be added if wanted.
- Accordingly and in relation to step (i)—it may be preferred that the amount of ethylene-releasing compound applied by spraying in step (i) is an amount of from 5 g ha−1 active ingredient (a.i.) to 5000 g ha−1 a.i.
- Preferably, the amount of ethylene-releasing compound (preferably 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) applied in step (i) is an amount of from 25 g ha−1 a.i. to 1000 g ha−1 a.i., more preferably it is an amount of from 35 g ha−1 a.i. to 500 g ha−1 a.i., such as e.g. an amount of from 50 g ha−1 a.i. to 200 g ha−1 a.i.
- In the working Example herein 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid application was started 6 weeks after planting/sowing and continued every 3 weeks, for a total of e.g. 6 applications.
- It is evident that an ethylene-releasing compound (e.g. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid) should not be applied by foliar spraying to the leaves before the leaves of black carrot plants have a relevant size.
- Accordingly and in relation to step (i)—it may be preferred that the foliar spraying of an ethylene-releasing compound of step (i) is done later than 1 week after planting, preferably it is done later than 2 weeks after planting. It may be preferred that it is done later than 4 weeks after planting.
- It may be preferred that the foliar spraying of ethylene-releasing compound of step (i) is done more than one time (such as e.g. 2 times) before the harvesting the carrot plants of step (ii). It may be preferred that it is done at least 3 times before the harvesting the carrot plants of step (ii), such as at least 5 times.
- Step (ii) of the first aspect relates to harvesting the carrot plants of step (i). As discussed above, the skilled person routinely knows how to perform such harvesting step (ii)—i.e. it may be done according to the art.
- In working Example herein, harvesting the black carrot plants were done 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29 and 35 weeks after planting and 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid treated roots showed a higher mean anthocyanin concentration at every harvest point.
- In relation to step (ii), it may be preferred that harvesting of the carrot plants of step (ii) of the first aspect is done later than 4 weeks after planting, preferably it is done later than 6 weeks after planting, such as e.g. it is done later than 10 weeks after planting.
- Step (iii) of the first aspect relates to isolating anthocyanins from the harvested carrot plants of step (ii) and thereby obtain the anthocyanin pigment color composition.
- The term “isolating” in step (iii) should be understood as that some liquid (e.g. water) and/or solids are separated from the anthocyanins—i.e. the anthocyanin pigment color composition does not comprise all liquid (e.g. water) and/or solids of the carrots.
- For instance, the in step (iii) obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition may be a juice.
- The skilled person routinely knows how to perform isolating step (iii)—i.e. it may be done according to the art, such as by extraction from the taproots of the harvested carrot plants (preferably black carrot plants).
- It may be preferred (as done in working Example herein) that the isolating of the anthocyanins of step (iii) is done by extraction of the anthocyanin pigments from the taproots of the harvested carrot plants (preferably black carrot plants).
- The in step (iii) obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition may have a wanted purity and it may be in e.g. liquid or dried form—Purification may be performed e.g. by use of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to obtain a desired degree of purity.
- It may be preferred that the in step (iii) obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition is a composition comprising at least 20% (w/w—dry matter) of the isolated anthocyanin pigments—such as e.g. a composition comprising at least 50% (w/w—dry matter) of the isolated anthocyanin pigments or a composition comprising at least 90% (w/w—dry matter) of the isolated anthocyanin pigments.
- It may be preferred that the in step (iii) obtained anthocyanin pigment color composition is a liquid composition or a dried composition that comprises less than 25% (w/w) of liquid (e.g. water).
- As discussed above, a second aspect of the invention relates to use of an anthocyanin pigment color composition obtained according to the method of the first aspect and/or an embodiment thereof for coloring of an edible product or a pharmaceutical product.
- Anthocyanins have been used as colorants for many products (e.g. food products) and the coloring use of the anthocyanin pigment color composition of the second aspect may be performed according to the art.
- An edible product may e.g. be a food product or a feed product.
- Examples of a food product are dairy product, juice, beverage, wine gum, marmalade, jam, sugar confectionery, panned chocolate lentils, sausage casings, pasta, macaroni, cheese, prepared food or extruded foods.
- The embodiments described herein can be further understood by reference to the following non-limiting examples.
- 1. Materials and methods.
- The experiment consisted on a factorial combination of 3 carrot cultivars (Deep Purple F1) and three sowing dates: 19 May 2014, and 18 and 25 May 2015, in field trials in Taastrup, Denmark, at the experimental station in Højbakkegård (latitude 55, longitude 40.1-40.3). Seeds were provided by Chr. Hansen A/S. Plants were cultivated on loamy soil. Air temperatures during the growing period were slightly different in both years of cultivation (mean values of 2 years: 15.4 and 14.6° C., May-October). Rainfall was complemented by irrigation throughout carrot growth to avoid water stress. The routine techniques of cultivation and plant protection, recommended for carrot crop production were applied.
- Plots were arranged in a randomized block design with three replications. In the three sowing dates, each plot consisted of three 4.5 m-long rows. Additionally, plots of three 12 m-long rows were arranged in 18 May 2015. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid solution (CERONE® brand ETHEPHON, 39.9% Bayer CropScience, Leverkusen, Germany) was applied as a foliar spray avoiding the rainy days, at rates of 0, 120 and 360 g·ha−1 a.i. in 2014; 0, 360, and 720 g·ha−1 a.i. in 2015 for small plots; and 0 and 360 g·ha−1 a.i. for large plots. Applications were made using a CO2 backpack spaced 50 cm apart, beginning 6 weeks after planting and continuing every 3 weeks, for a total of 6 applications.
- Small plots (4.5 m-long rows) were harvested 21 weeks after sowing. The roots were manually harvested from the middle part of each row.
- Large plots (12 m-long rows) were harvested several times from separate row segments, during the growing period from 30 Jun. 2015 to 19 Jan. 2016 (7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29 and 35 weeks after planting). Carrot production was estimated in large plots 21 weeks after planting: two meters per row was dug from each plot, and the carrots were washed and weighed. Measured weights were extrapolated to tons per hectare.
- In all analyses, 20 whole carrot roots per plot were washed and split lengthwise: 20 halves were ground in liquid nitrogen, and the generated powder was stored at −80° C. for further gene expression analyses; the complementary 20 halves were coarsely ground in a commercial blender, and 50 g of the resulting purée were immediately homogenized in 50 g of a 3% sulfuric acid solution (v/v), by using a Waring two-speed commercial blender (VWR—Bie & Berntsen, Herlev, Denmark). The resulting fine purée (4 g) was subsequently mixed with demineralized water (8 g) and vortexed. After incubation for 1 h at room temperature, the sample was centrifuged 20 min at 4500 rpm, and the supernatant (extract) was utilized for further analyses.
- Soluble solids were calculated with a digital refractometer with automatic temperature compensation and operating range from 0 to 53° Brix. For its calculation, the carrot extract obtained was filtered through 0.45 μm membrane filters, and Brix measurements were performed using 1 mL of the filtrate. For each measurement, two technical replicates were made and their average was reported.
- Dry matter was determined by the mass difference between the fresh sample and the dry sample. The sample was dried 24 h until it reached a constant weight using an oven at 90° C. The results were expressed as percentage of dry matter. For each measurement, two technical replicates were made and their average was reported.
- TMC was measured spectrophotometrically based on the pH differential method, with slight modifications. The carrot extract was diluted by adding 20 volumes of 0.2 M KCl-
HCl pH 1, and TMC was measured at 350 and 700 nm (to correct for sediment) using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Evolution™ 220, Thermo Fischer Scientific, Waltham, Mass., USA). The TMC was expressed as cyaniding-3-glucoside equivalents (ppm). - All analyses were performed with three technical and three biological replicates. Data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software (version 22, SPSS Inc., Chicago, Ill., USA). Treatments were compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by a Tukey post hoc test. p<0.05 was considered significant.
- Field-applied 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid induced the accumulation of anthocyanin measured twenty-one weeks after sowing (
FIG. 1 ). Treated roots displayed a solid purple colour, whereas untreated roots showed a white core, visible both in cross and longitudinal sections (FIG. 2 ). From the three repetitions of the two growing seasons (Harvest 1-3), the mean anthocyanin concentration of treated plants increased by 49, 38 and 65% when compared with their respective controls. In this sense, the total amount of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid applied had a nonsignificant effect on the accumulation of anthocyanin, i.e. no differences were found among 120, 360 and 720 g ha−1-treatments in either growing season (FIG. 1 ). The 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid-treated plants also showed the lowest values of dry weight (DW) and soluble sugar content (SSC). In contrast, 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid applications did not affect root weight in either growing season (FIG. 1 ). Differences in anthocyanin concentration and yield data among growing seasons are likely due to fluctuations in environmental factors such as temperature, light intensity and temperature. - In addition, large plots were arranged in 2015 growing season for successive harvests during the period from 30 Jun. 2015 to 19 Jan. 2016 (7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29 and 35 weeks after planting). TMC and yield data were determined at each harvest time (
FIGS. 3 and 4 ). Treated roots showed a higher mean anthocyanin concentration at every harvest point. Interestingly, TMC continued to increase 7 weeks after the application of the last 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid treatment (22 to 27 weeks after planting) (FIG. 3A ). An unexpected evolution of the DM content was observed for both untreated and treated roots during the growing season, by forming a marked peak at 13 weeks after planting (FIG. 3B ). The same trend is observed for the SCC contents (FIG. 3C ). Moreover, the highest rate of anthocyanin accumulation was reached from 10 to 13 weeks after planting, concurring with the highest DW and SSC values (FIG. 3 ). Root weight and length differed insignificantly when untreated and treated carrots were compared at each harvest time (FIG. 4 ). From 13 to 19 weeks after planting, root growth was predominantly secondary, as induced from the fourfold increase in weight and the minor increase in length. -
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